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Manufacturing in the New York region contracted more than forecast in September as orders shrank, a sign the world’s largest economy will get less support from the industry.
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By Shobhana Chandra |
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Rhode Island’s economic recovery continues to lose its momentum, most significantly in the manufacturing and retail sectors, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardardo's July Current Conditions Index.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods’ fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 46 percent from a year ago, The Associated Press reported last week.
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9/17/12
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“It’s kind of a support group for CEOs,” said Roy M. Nascimento, president and CEO of the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, of the newly founded SouthCoast CEO Roundtable. “It’s for [CEOs] to get peer-to-peer advice. It’s modeled after other programs like it that have taken place around the nation. It’s about networking and helping businesses to grow.”
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By Michael Souza |
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Bell Helicopter, the Fort Worth, Texas-based subsidiary of Textron Inc., was named one of America’s safest companies by EHS Today, a magazine for environment, health and safety leaders, Textron announced Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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Juvenile health, safety and wellness product maker Summer Infant Inc. named Paul Francese as its new chief financial officer, the company announced Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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Aquatic filtration system-maker Neptune-Benson LLC has acquired Beaver Dam, Wisc.-based Engineered Treatment Systems LLC, Neptune-Benson announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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The U.S. trade deficit widened in July for the first time in four months as the global economic slowdown reduced demand for American-made goods.
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By Michelle Jamrisko |
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As many as 30 workers at Philips Electronics subsidiary Philips Lightolier were laid off last week, sparking an examination by city officials, reported the Fall River Herald.
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By PBN Staff
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(Updated, Sept. 13, 2:30 p.m.)Some of the orders coming in at Subsalve USA Corp. in North Kingstown could be mission briefings in an adventure film.
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By Patrick Anderson |